[Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking for self-striping yarn

Barb Roland barbwire59 at gmail.com
Sat Aug 10 17:13:45 UTC 2013 

Just found a site that list some self stripping yarn, am about to run out for a bit, so will check it out more when I return and let you know what I find.
Barb
On Aug 10, 2013, at 12:05 PM, Blindhands at aol.com wrote:

> Why is he scared?  It isn't Halloween yet.
> 
> Poor puppy Jake.
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
> Blindhands at AOL.com   
> 
> 
> In a message dated 8/10/2013 12:54:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> b.butterfly at comcast.net writes:
> 
> The two  types of striping yarn with orange I have here neither are  vana
> yarns.  But I love the feel the stretchiness of the Vanna yarns.  So Enjoy
> the adventure of another yarn line.
> 
> Warm  smile,
> 
> Becky and the scared little pup Jake 
> 
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner  [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Annette  Carr
> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 4:09 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters  and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking for self-striping  yarn
> 
> Becky,
> 
> That yarn does sound perfect.  Is the yarn you  mentioned the Vanna yarn?  
> Do
> you have any idea the name of the  yarn?
> 
> Thanks,
> Annette
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]  
> On
> Behalf Of Becky Frankeberger
> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 10:52  AM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking for self-striping yarn
> 
> Oh wow, that  sounds like such cool yarn and just what you are looking for
> Annette.   I bought from a store closure estate sell and have orange 
> striping
> yarn  with appracot. There might be a touch of yellow in there can't
> remember, in  mine that is.  Do you all remember Dream Cycles, the orange 
> and
> white  iced cream bars and Summer's dream iced cream from Schwanns? That is
> the  color.  It is absolutely my husband's favorite yarn color. He will  
> reach
> for that yarn every time when I just and the customer can't decide on  a
> color to use.  He says, "Oh Beck use the Dream cycle yarn," and  hands me 
> the
> entire bag. I made a little person jacket out of the yarn and  my customer,
> who couldn't decide was blown away. 
> 
> Becky and the boss  Jake 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner  [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Barb  Roland
> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 7:06 PM
> To: List for blind  crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking for  self-striping yarn
> 
> I just checked vanna's choice that Joyce suggested,  the only orange stripes
> is an orange with shades of apricot in it. Will  keep looking. I'm looking
> for some yarn also.
> Barb
> On Aug 8, 2013, at  8:52 PM, Annette Carr <amcarr1 at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>> Well, I  am sort of open on that.  However, I do not work with sock or 
>> lace weight.  I cannot remember how thick Sport weight is, so I'm not  
>> sure if I'd be able to use it or not.  I'm pretty sure that  worsted 
>> weight up to bulky are within the range that I can work  with.  At this 
>> point I do not have a pattern picked out as I  wanted to identify yarn 
>> options first.  However, I do have  thoughts of using self-striping 
>> yarn with a pattern knitted from  corner to corner.  When done, the 
>> stripes would be running  diagonally across the blanket.  I've also 
>> wanted to do another  entraloc baby blanket, but these new mom's don't 
>> give
> me enough  notice to have time to do it.
>> 
>> Annette
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfb-krafters-korner
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barb 
>> Roland
>> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 7:37 PM
>> To: List for  blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking  for self-striping yarn
>> 
>> Annette, what weight of yarn are you  wanting to use?
>> Barb
>> On Aug 8, 2013, at 5:03 PM, Annette Carr  <amcarr1 at verizon.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I want to make a baby blanket and want  to use some type of 
>>> self-striping yarn.  The new mom to be  likes the color orange and do 
>>> not know if they are having a boy  or girl.  Can anyone recommend a 
>>> self-striping yarn that has  some shade of orange, includes other 
>>> colors appropriate for a  baby, is soft to the touch and is easy care?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Annette
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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